Xedgae m murray



UNITED STAT-Es PATENT l OFFICE.

Encan MURRAY, lor New Youn, Assis-Nos To wir/J. oo oM'Bs, 0F'

BROOKLYN, N. Y.'

iMPRovEM ENT iN sKATEs Specification forming part of Letters '.Eatent N0. 49,832, dated September 5, 1865; zltntedatodv September 1, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,EDGAR MURRAY, of the city vand Stateof New York, have invenfed, made, und applied to use a certain new and useful Improvement in Skates;4 and I do herel y declare the following to beu full, clear, and exact description of the said invention, reference boing hadmtc the 'annexed drawings, 1nakin ,if part oi this epecication, wherein- Fzgure l is a side elevation of my said improved skate, and Fig.4 2 is a plan thereof.

Similar marks ot reference denote the saine parts.

. rlh'e nature of my said invention consists in a clamping-lever for tlie heel, sustained by an adjustable rod, which rod actuatcs clainpsthat grasp thesidesof the boot-sole when the said l lever is turned to pressiupon the heel.

My device is cheap, simple,'and durable.

ln' the drawings, a is the runner oi' the skate, attached to the sole-piece b by suitable studs or supports, o o.

a" is the heel-'piece at theend ofi, against' which the `oootheel is clamped by' the action -oi' a lever, e, having a cam-shaped end,"f, that taires against the front` portion of the h'eel .when said lever e is turned into the position shown by dotted liuesin Fig. j The'fulcrum l of 'this lever is formed by a stud passing'l throughasictinthesole-pieceb,andconnccting to the end of the bar g, that runs along,1 beneath the foot-piece o, and has at its forward endv a screw and nut, t', by which the position of the clamping endjof the lever c can be adjusted relativciy to the clamps 7c 7s, that grasp the sides Ceive between them the nut i. I v l lt will now be understood that the lever e clamps the heel bythe camshaped end f, and

-through its fulcruin 1 and rod or bar y actnatesfthe pin-3, that moves the clamps k k to grasp 'the boot-sole at the edges thereof. j

In place of having onepin, 3, toactuate the clamps lc k, the jaws l may be formed upon .an

sliding plate having diverging grooves to draw` in the said clamps k.

' .The lever e may be retained by a ,springe catch-or other device, `it" required, so that it will not be liable to turn when in use.

What l cla-im, end desi're to secure by Letters Patent, isy l. The lever e, formed with -the cam-'shaped clamp f, in combination with the rod or burg. adjustable as set forth.

2. ,In combination with the4 said lever e, elamprod g, and nut i, the clamps k k, acting at the sides of the boot-sole, as set forth( Inwitness whereofl have hereunto set` my signature this 23d day of January, 1865.A

EDGAR MURRAY. l Witnesses:

Trios. GEO. HAROLD. OHAs. E. SMITH'. 

